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Verb
▲
To keep away from something
circumvent
shun
bypass
circumnavigate
keep clear of
stay away from
steer clear of
dodge
evade
give a wide berth to
shrink from
shy from
sidestep
balk at
get around
give something a miss
keep at arm's length
keep away from
keep one's distance from
recoil from
shy away from
stay shy of
fight shy of
have no part of
have nothing to do with
turn away from
turn back on
eschew
give a wide berth
spurn
more ❯
“I try to avoid dark alleys because you never know what could be lurking within.”
Verb
▲
To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly
evade
dodge
escape
shirk
brush off
sidestep
skirt
bypass
dance around
discount
disregard
duck
elude
ignore
neglect
overlook
shy from
wriggle out of
dispense with
get around
pussyfoot around
run away from
shake
skirt round
tergiversate
weasel out of
be oblivious to
cop out of
duck-shove
fend off
funk
get out of
give the slip to
go around
keep one's distance from
lay low from
pay no attention to
pay no heed to
pay no mind
shake off
take no notice of
tune out
turn a blind eye to
turn back on
turn your back on
unheed
unmind
decline
duck out of
finesse
scape
shirk from
shuffle out of
more ❯
“You can't avoid the elephant in the room forever.”
Verb
▲
To get out of the way of
dodge
duck
jouk
elude
evade
shirk
sidestep
skirt
slip
body-swerve
duck out of the way of
get out of the way of
swerve away from
give the slip to
escape
shun
shake off
steer clear of
circumvent
lose
eschew
shake
get away from
ditch
get out of
escape from
get around
fudge
bypass
fend off
more ❯
“I quickly jumped to the side to avoid a puppy dog who was running at full speed towards a ball.”
Verb
▲
To consciously evade an encounter with someone
shun
snub
spurn
cold-shoulder
dodge
elude
evade
ignore
shirk
bilk
keep away from
keep clear of
steer clear of
have nothing to do with
hide from
keep one's distance from
shrink from
stay away from
cut someone cold
cut someone dead
give someone the brush-off
give someone the go-by
give the cold shoulder to
“I try to avoid Alexia as she always says things which make no sense to me.”
Verb
▲
To keep or withhold oneself from something
cut out
abstain from
refrain from
forego
forgo
quit
cease
drop
forsake
give up
pass on
shun
skip
deny yourself
do without
eschew
go without
halt
lay off
pass up
resist
restrain from
stop
suspend
swear off
waive
abandon
can
desist
dispense with
ditch
forbear from
get off
hold off
leave off
leave out
not touch
pack in
rein in
shy from
stay away from
steer clear of
withhold from
call a halt to
desist from
keep off
skip out on
axeUK
axUS
shut off
bring to an end
expire
lapse
cut short
die
go
cancel
scrap
bring to a halt
pull the plug on
scrub
abolish
intermit
cut
rescind
resign from
abort
shut down
revoke
ignore
close out
bring to a stop
close down
call off
give something the chop
knock something on the head
set aside
part with
chuck
stay
complete
eliminate
intervene
overlook
kill
bring to a close
nip in the bud
rest
discard
come to a close
forfeit
jettison
come to an end
put the kibosh on
junk
say goodbye to
cry off
give a rest
throw out
close off
recess
forlet
disrupt
stand down from
fail
disturb
bring to end
dissolve
hold back from
culminate
give something up
stop trying
abate
resolve
phase out
annul
fizzle out
disjoin
dissever
get rid of
separate
interpose
disunite
disconnect
part
dump
sunder
back off
die down
lose
throw in the towel
come to a stop
come to a halt
be over
fade away
peter out
achieve
succeed
wrap
ultimate
settle
go cold turkey
cut into
break into
blow off
pass by
give something a miss
throw in the sponge
quit cold turkey
scratch
shelve
crown
consummate
cease to indulge in
draw to a close
die away
come to a standstill
abrogate
stem
lay aside
round off
put paid to
finish off
dispose of
switch off
round out
end up
wind down
wind something up
top off
staunch
divorce
jilt
carve
isolate
exclude
extirpate
usurp
remove
delete
exsect
sever
marginalizeUS
extract
oust
excise
let alone
down tools
stop work
pull the plug
get done
discount
disregard
jack something in
back out of
stop doing
lie by
spell
let go of
leave behind
yield up
ship out
throw away
catch
still
get shut of
put the lid on
deselect
nix
wait
get shot of
bar
immobilizeUS
punctuate
hold up
pull up
draw up
hamper
baulkUK
immobiliseUK
balkUS
freeze
stand still
bring up
fetch up
miss
give the thumbs down to
not heed
negative
not take advantage of
eighty-six
finish with
dust off
break with
write off
withdraw from
throw up
retire from
part from
wipe out
forget about
take out
marginaliseUK
cut dead
take away
cool it
cease fire
stem the flow
drop anchor
bring to standstill
bring to a standstill
blow the whistle on
put a cork in
betray
stop having
stop using
more ❯
“If you'd like to get into shape, I would recommend that you avoid unhealthy food.”
Verb
▲
To take preventative measures
prevent
avert
deter
obviate
preclude
stop
defend against
fend off
hinder
hold off
impede
inhibit
restrict
rule out
stave off
thwart
deflect
hamper
head off
ward off
debar
foil
forefend
forestall
forfend
frustrate
intercept
obstruct
block
halt
fetter
put a brake on
hamstring
slow down
foul up
snooker
dash
slow
encumber
checkmate
discomfit
get in the way of
brake
shackle
clog
hobble
cumber
cut off
hang up
stay
bridle
neutralizeUS
shut off
disappoint
nobble
pause
bork
neutraliseUK
choke
cripple
handcuff
screw up
hog-tie
put the mockers on
put a spoke in someone's wheel
smash
shut down
stifle
catch
still
sabotage
suppress
terminate
draw up
pull up
fetch up
handicap
obscure
withhold
manacle
repulse
crab
freeze
embarrass
hold
postpone
cross
defer
bring to a standstill
rattle
shelve
close
plug
short-circuit
tie up
keep back
drag one's feet
cramp one's style
louse up
put off
hold over
get in the way
upset one's apple cart
close off
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
finish something
finish off
pick off
faze
bind
entangle
chain
disconcert
crush
quash
confront
contravene
scuttle
invalidate
put the brakes on
take out of play
confound
squash
detain
retardate
control
crool
banjax
make an end of
undo
parry
stem
protract
cancel
overcome
negate
lick
conquer
annul
blank
counterplot
bury
remit
prorogue
give a hard time
saddle with
rein
intermit
confine
prolong
put the lid on
bilk
snafu
dodge
duck
root
queer
skin
confuse
pit
traverse
double-cross
match
contain
cut short
reduce
muffle
squelch
smother
swallow
constrain
bring to screeching halt
make late
put back
back off
bog down
slow up
hold off on
choke off
set back
upset the applecart
dash one's hope
govern
moderate
staunch
fight back
bottleneck
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
mess up
beat down
take wind out of sails
give the run around
discourage
bottle up
tame
regulate
rebuff
choke back
upset the apple cart
cook someone's goose
play off
rein in
keep in check
pull in
keep under control
slacken pace
keep a lid on
bite back
hold in
hold down
tarry
dither
hesitate
quibble
equivocate
prevaricate
stand
suspend
bring up
fence
render null and void
give the slip
stem the flow of
play for time
not move
stand still
stand off
peter out
buy time
avoid the issue
take one's time
beat around the bush
come to a standstill
screen
cover
mask
shield
hide
sandbag
stopper
throttle
fill
complicate
weigh down
monkey with
jam
barricade
occlude
clot
congest
gum up
stuff
clog up
obturate
block up
stop up
dam up
gunge up
plug up
bung up
more ❯
“You should warm up and stretch before exercising to avoid injury.”
Verb
▲
(rare) To put an end to formally or by law
annul
cancel
repeal
rescind
invalidate
nullify
retract
revoke
void
abolish
abort
abrogate
negate
null
quash
abate
call off
disannul
dissolve
roll back
strike down
vacate
countermand
reverse
set aside
withdraw
overrule
recall
undo
declare null and void
axeUK
axUS
alter
upset
raise
change
overset
outvote
unsay
backtrack
withcall
divorce
relax
devalue
discount
snip
put to rest
refuse
hold a funeral
inter
bring to a close
inhume
lay in the grave
entomb
bury
put six feet under
call in
knock off
row back
modify
flip-flop
convert
disavow
dominate
flout
prevail
defy
defeat
predominate
double back
trample underfoot
ride roughshod over
turn the tables
do an about-turn on
foreswear
trample upon
capsize
relinquish
apostatize
forsake
deface
topple
down
spill
tumble
prostrate
turn over
upturn
dial back
back down
welsh
back off
contradict
eat one's words
worm out of
knock down
bring down
flip over
spill over
lay to rest
turn upside down
more ❯
“Both parties agreed to mutually avoid their contract and go their separate ways.”
Verb
▲
Run away from a place or situation of danger
flee
bolt
escape
run away
abscond
fly
split
run
run off
skedaddle
take off
leave
make off
take flight
scarper
vanish
decamp
depart
shun
vamoose
be gone
scram
absent oneself
break
bug out
make oneself scarce
retreat
run for it
beat a retreat
beat it
clear off
clear out
cut and run
cut out
get away
hook it
leg it
skidoo
slope off
beat a hasty retreat
blow
desert
elude
evade
get
head for the hills
hightail it
hotfoot
jump
light out
make a break for it
peel out
scamper
scoot
turn tail
do a bunk
do a disappearing act
do a runner
go through
make yourself scarce
shoot through
make a quick exit
make a run for it
make tracks
make your escape
make your getaway
take a powder
make a getaway
make one's escape
make quick exit
show a clean pair of heels
step on it
take a hike
take to your heels
fly the coop
step on the gas
take it on the lam
sneak away
take French leave
do a moonlight flit
go on the lam
do a Skase
bust
make
break free
move along
make a escape
get free
break loose
break away from
do a vanishing act
slip through your fingers
flit
make a break
spring
hotfoot it
push off
sneak off
shove off
ditch
dump
go AWOL
absquatulate
depart suddenly
opt out
cop out
kiss goodbye
drop out
walk out on
leave high and dry
hit the road
make a dash for it
leave in the lurch
leave flat
leave holding the bag
run like scared rabbit
more ❯
Verb
▲
Deliberately avoiding providing a clear answer or statement
fudge
hedge
dodge
evade
waffle
prevaricate
stall
duck
equivocate
misrepresent
skirt
tergiversate
vacillate
fake
flannel
pussyfoot
shilly-shally
shuffle
weasel
falsify
be non-committal
mince words
parry questions
shift ground about
cop out
hum and haw
patch up
beat about the bush
evade the issue
sit on the fence
beat around the bush
lie
fib
con
shuffle about
stall for time
avoid the issue
deceive
play it close to the vest
skirt the issue
fabricate
dither
misstate
exaggerate
invent
dissemble
distort
garble
misspeak
belie
put off
phony up
put on
stretch the truth
give a false colour to
waver
adumbrate
eschew
escape
elude
double-talk
cover up
straddle the fence
give run around
cloud the issue
tell white lie
more ❯
Verb
▲
To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone or something
boycott
snub
spurn
cold-shoulder
embargo
reject
shun
blacklist
ban
bar
black
blackball
outlaw
prohibit
proscribe
debar
interdict
veto
abstain from
ostraciseUK
ostracizeUS
refrain from
exclude
refuse
stay away from
strike
steer clear of
brush off
cut off
give a wide berth to
have nothing to do with
ice out
impose sanctions
pass by
pass up
place an embargo on
shut out
withhold patronage
hold aloof from
turn your back on
refuse to take part in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
save
defend
prevent
protect
avert
guard
halt
safeguard
salvage
arrest
reclaim
retain
retrieve
stop
fortify
garrison
preserve
rescue
shelter
shield
barricade
bulwark
foil
intercept
thwart
uphold
cease
forfend
secure
stonewall
fight for
keep from harm
keep safe
more ❯
Verb
▲
To quibble over trivial matters
pettifog
altercate
argufy
bicker
carp
cavil
chicane
criticiseUK
criticizeUS
dispute
equivocate
evade
fence
flip-flop
hassle
niggle
nitpick
pretend
prevaricate
shift
spar
squabble
waffle
wrangle
argue over
blow hot and cold
catch at straws
have at it
hem and haw
hypercriticize
make a big thing about
nit-pick
paralogize
pick to pieces
put up an argument
set to
split hairs
talk back
disagree
lock horns
bandy words
have words
clash
go at it hammer and tongs
cross swords
have a row
be at odds
chop logic
differ
have a fight
be at loggerheads
fight like cat and dog
battle
feud
fail to agree
be at variance
mix it up
threap
have a disagreement
caterwaul
have a misunderstanding
come to blows
contend
wrestle
debate
struggle
butt heads
have a tiff
bump heads
take on
scuffle
tussle
argy-bargy
grapple
contest
war
dissent
agitate
tangle
have an altercation
have an argument
have a spat
hash over
pick a bone
be at sixes and sevens
put up a fight
tilt
encounter
get into conflict
have shouting match
light into
lay into
fratch
get into a dispute
have a difference of opinion
jaw
tongue-lash
scold
berate
ream
dig
scrape
bawl out
call on the carpet
trade zingers
cause a scene
nastily argue
pick at
have a barney
vary
charge
collide
complain
divide
bump
disapprove
embroil
strive
skirmish
have it out
find fault
get tough with
take exception
break with
object to
scrimmage
sass
rehash
stoush
swedge
rough-house
roughhouse
exchange blows
rumble
buck
hammer away
face down
face off
verbally fight
knock around
jump on each other
stick it to
get in one's face
pick an argument
go one on one
sock it to
put up a struggle
have at each other
have a dust-up
have a set-to
go the knuckle
raise Cain
kick up a row
fight like Kilkenny cats
have a punch-up
fight nastily
discuss
harass
bother
pester
discept
bandy
annoy
harry
hound
badger
canvass
canvas
moot
bug
worry
trouble
nag
plague
chivvy
torment
bedevil
jump on one's case
bat around or back and forth
toss around
talk over
kick around
thrash out
exchange views
hash out
mither
persecute
keep after
devil
go on at
keep on at
ride
heavy
discommode
harp on at
disturb
irritate
stress
aggravate
beleaguer
dun
get in your hair
get on your nerves
give someone a hard time
be on your back
breath down someone's neck
more ❯
Verb
▲
Take it steady
go easy on
slow down
stint
take it easy
take it steady
temper
Verb
▲
Be cautious and alert to risks or dangers
beware
look out
watch out
be careful
mind
mind out
take care
be cautious
be wary
cave
fore
shun
take heed
ware
attend
be on your guard
heed
notice
think twice
tread carefully
be on the alert
be on the lookout
have a care
keep a sharp lookout
keep your eyes open
proceed with caution
take it slowly
watch your step
be on the qui vive
guard against something
keep an eye out
keep your eyes peeled
keep your eyes skinned
look before you leap
guard against
keep eyes open
keep one's distance
refrain from
walk on eggs
watch one's step
keep on one's toes
mind p's and q's
steer clear of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To dodge something, such as a question, task or duty
flinch
cower
balkUS
baulkUK
shrink
shy
demur
dodge
duck
evade
recoil
swerve
back away
draw back
elude
escape
eschew
falter
flee
hesitate
pull back
shirk
shun
withdraw
blink
hang back
recede
retire
shy away
turn away
baulk at
boggle at
jib at
quail at
retreat
back off
fight shy of
get cold feet
sheer
refuse to contemplate
Verb
▲
To try to conceal or disguise (something unfavourable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly
gloss
camouflage
disguise
hide
mask
veil
whitewash
conceal
soft-pedal
cover up
downplay
evade
minimiseUK
minimizeUS
understate
de-emphasize
explain away
belie
brush aside
deacon
doctor
extenuate
falsify
justify
misrepresent
palliate
play down
rationaliseUK
rationalizeUS
shrug off
sugarcoat
varnish
veneer
white
whiten
draw a veil over
gloze over
make light of
smooth over
brush something under the carpet
Verb
▲
Abscond or play truant from school or work
bunk
shirk
skip
bag
cut
ditch
truant from
goof off
mitch off
play truant from
skive off
be absent from
not go to
play hookey from
stay away from
hop the wag from
play the wag from
Verb
▲
Back down
back out
abandon
go back on
renege
back down
back off
back-pedal
cancel
cop out
fink out
recant
renege on
repudiate
resign
retreat from
scratch
surrender
welsh
withdraw
withdraw from
back pedal
beg off
call off
chicken out
cry off
default on
drop out
fail to honour
give up
pull out
pull out of
shy from
weasel out
wiggle out
worm out
blow it off
change your mind
chicken out of
get cold feet
get cold feet about
throw in the towel
backtrack
retreat
do a U-turn
do an about-turn
backpedal
climb down
do an about-face
retract
reverse
about-face
reconsider
back
concede defeat
give in
retrocede
row back
do a volte-face
go back
eat your words
eat humble pie
turn back
double back
move back
submit
change
rethink
fall back
take back
admit defeat
cave in
shift
go into reverse
flip-flop
move backwards
back up
have second thoughts
drive back
move backward
draw back
drive backwards
retrace your steps
sing a different song
go backward
capitulate
retire
regress
recede
turn tail
back away
admit that one is wrong
eat crow
retrograde
budge
review
reassess
re-evaluate
reevaluate
alter
re-examine
revise
reappraise
modify
unsay
change your decision
abjure
recall
switch
renounce
disavow
change your tune
do an aboutface
move
disclaim
go backwards
rescind
foreswear
abnegate
revoke
repeal
forswear
send backwards
send back
rearrange
revert
transfer
transplace
reorder
inverse
drive backward
concede
ban
bar
stamp out
dissolve
suppress
renig
abrogate
nullify
quash
repress
invalidate
recoil
demur
acquiesce
accede
balkUS
admit
admit you were wrong
have no fight left
baulkUK
hold back
withdraw from agreement or statement
accept defeat
pull back
give ground
more ❯
Verb
▲
Make for
take to
go
head
keep
remain
stay
make for
Verb
▲
To fail to hit something aimed at
miss
misfire
overshoot
undershoot
be wide of
fail to hit
fall short of
go wide of
Verb
▲
To detach or move away (from) someone or something
distance
detach
isolate
separate
dissociate
insulate
remove
segregate
sequester
withdraw
disconnect
disengage
divorce
free
seclude
sever
alienate
decouple
disaffiliate
disassociate
part
quarantine
sunder
set apart
break away
break from
break with
cut off
move away
withdraw from
place far off
walk away
put at a distance
shy
Verb
▲
To hold or have a negative opinion of
mislike
disfavourUK
disfavorUS
disesteem
dislike
deprecate
discountenance
reprove
tsk-tsk
disrelish
disapprove of
abhor
abominate
antipathize
condemn
contemn
deplore
despise
detest
disapprove
eschew
execrate
loathe
mind
regret
resent
scorn
shun
frown on
frown upon
tut about
tut over
tut-tut about
tut-tut over
not appreciate
not endure
object to
shudder at
be allergic to
bear malice toward
be averse to
grossed out on
have hard feelings
look down on
lose interest in
make faces at
not care for
not feel like
be turned off to
have no stomach for
have no taste for
have no use for
not take kindly to
have it in for
repudiate
reject
feel aversion to
not be able to stand
feel repugnance towards
regard with repugnance
feel hostility to
be down on
feel hostile to
feel repelled by
feel revulsion to
decline
refuse
revolt
be revolted
be repulsed
find disgusting
feel repugnance
have a strong aversion to
can't bear
be grossed out by
have aversion to
dislike intensely
feel distaste for
be hostile to
feel disgust for
down on
feel animosity to
feel hostility towards
feel disgust towards
feel hostility toward
feel aversion toward
feel repugnance toward
deride
revile
feel contempt for
undervalue
mock
snub
neglect
jeer at
sneer at
scoff at
renounce
misprize
pour scorn on
heap scorn on
feel contempt
wipe out
allergic to
not be able to stomach
look down nose at
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Feel or express contempt or disdain for
scorn
disdain
slight
deride
contemn
snub
despise
disparage
mock
reject
scout
dismiss
rebuff
shun
sniff at
spurn
dis
disrespect
diss
flout
high-hat
pour scorn on
scoff at
sneer at
snoot
be above
be contemptuous about
be scornful about
heap scorn on
jeer at
laugh at
misprize
treat with contempt
abhor
belittle
confute
defy
gibe
hate
hold in contempt
look down on
piss on
piss over
refuse
refute
renounce
repudiate
revile
ridicule
scoff
sneer
spit on
taunt
trash
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
cock a snook at
consider beneath you
put down
run down
turn down
consider beneath one
curl your lip at
give the Bronx cheer to
look down upon
show contempt for
spit in the eye of
spit in the face of
turn back on
make fun of
turn nose up at
turn up your nose at
lace into
pitch into
give someone a dressing-down
call down
lambast
keelhaul
pull up
tick off
give someone a telling-off
give someone an earful
trim
let someone have it
rant at
give someone what for
arraign
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
give someone a rating
wig
come down on
baste
give someone a row
jaw
row
give someone a caning
blow up
slap down
give someone some stick
score
jump on
disapprove of
accuse
send someone away with a flea in their ear
maul
throw brickbats at
belaborUS
rail
belabourUK
give a bad press to
cavil at
denunciate
chasten
put on the mat
animadvert on
scathe
potshot
give a rocket
lash
give some stick to
bring into disrepute
taint
sully
nitpick about
stain
nag
tarnish
give flak to
give a bad name
soil
light into
call to account
smirch
besmear
blacken
object to
blot
skin
blow up at
criticize severely
drag through the mire
befoul
give a piece of one's mind
anathematize
spoil
defile
injure
damage
take exception to
give a black eye
spot
blotch
curse
charge
bring discredit to
breathe on
punish
reflect badly on
jump down one's throat
call on the carpet
point the finger at
bring shame upon
impeach
pick to pieces
indict
rip up and down
scandalizeUS
go on at
muckrake
inculpate
carp
impute
take someone to task
be against
scandaliseUK
find fault
complain about
tax
hold accountable
check
bring shame on
rap someone over the knuckles
correct
oppose
bag on
yell at
tar and feather
spread scandal about
fling mud at
run smear campaign
scourge
come down hard on
prosecute
frame
take issue with
criminate
rave at
find lacking
express disapproval of
take to the woodshed
recriminate
talk to
rip into
kick up a fuss about
kick up a stink about
fulminate
thunder
find unacceptable
rant
nag at
hit
challenge
caution
pass strictures upon
inveigh
look askance at
hold responsible
protest against
whip
lesson
complain
oppose strongly
monish
lean on
name
go for the jugular
speak out against
finger
raise objections to
attribute
bring someone to book
chew someone out
jump all over
speak evil of
climb all over
complain vociferously about
make a fuss about
frown upon
slap someone on the wrist
take a dim view of
argue with
gripe about
take a stand against
lash out at
lay charges against
prefer charges against
argue against
spread lies about
fustigate
whine about
carp about
blacken the reputation of
blacken the name of
sully the reputation of
throw mud at
protest
moan about
grouse about
grouch about
quibble about
declaim
dispute
fume
conduct a smear campaign against
nitpick over
rage against
bellyache about
whinge about
beef about
animadvert upon
tear to shreds
nit-pick
declaim against
call over the coals
penalizeUS
sound off about
visit
growl
cite
protest strongly at
expostulate about
remonstrate about
badmouth
give something a battering
summons
spout
rave
slang
rake
beat
zap
shellac
lash into
objurate
make a protest against
kick against
jawbone
speak
embarrass
tick someone off
throw the book at
summon
penaliseUK
complain bitterly about
kick
strongly criticize
poison
criticize strongly
point finger at
let have it
hang something on
draw the line
speak to
lay at one's door
preach
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
give one hell
give a going over
pick at
disagree violently with
go on about
skin alive
tell a thing or two
accuse of
charge with
arraign for
come down on like a ton of bricks
ruin
bring charges against
make a stand against
prosecute for
try
sound off
point a finger at
file charges against
point the finger
put on trial for
bring to trial for
take to court for
impeach for
make accusations about
put up a fight against
reprimand severely
let fly
criticize harshly
round on
get angry with
lash out
bring under fire
pull someone up
give a rough time
take
review unfavorably
exprobrate
talk something down
heap
warn
rile
confront
bring to book
prejudice
counsel
adjure
advise
assault verbally
rebut
contradict
be anti
threap
recompense
disagree with
tie into
pervert
cudgel
smother
strike
spank
skelp
ferule
pile in
harass
give a tongue-lashing
blemish
start on
start in
rap someone the knuckles
beat up on
bark at
fry
blackguard
show someone up
flog
thrash
scarify
drub
take on
chew
mistreat
caluminate
voodoo
demonizeUS
cuss
jinx
gainsay
be hostile to
controvert
moraliseUK
moralizeUS
lay out
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
rake over coals
demoniseUK
pronounce
proscribe
adjudge
have words
give tongue-lashing
give somebody a piece of one's mind
dress-down
forewarn
ding
notice
glue
hoist
carp on
go after
lay on
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
severely reprimand
rap across the knuckles
drag over the coals
keep after
have someone on the carpet
take somebody to task
get on
give a hard time
burn one's ears
give someone stick
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
sling mud
criticize hatefully
cuss out
give someone a carpeting
eat out
rank on
give going-over
rip up
be scandalized by
be offended by
be shocked by
call to task
give something a bad press
have your knife in
jack up
sit on
give piece of mind
be in opposition to
quarrel with
mete out punishment to
make an example of
put a whammy on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
question
give the devil
teach someone a lesson
pick on
be hard on
rage
present
express strong disapproval of
send up the river
thunder against
think badly of
express disapprobation of
express disapprobation
stick it to
compromise
opprobriate
snipe at
bring to account
afflict
have on the carpet
suppress
subjugate
repress
soften
hold forth against
scapegoat
single out
abase
foul
take away
hold at fault
have the law on
bring to trial
bring a charge against
bring a case against
put on trial
take to court
indict for
vociferate
take swipe at
throw stones at
disconsider
puncture
poke full of holes
shoot
take rug out from under
destroy
knock bottom out of
put in a bad light
reflect on
bring to naught
bring into disfavour
show in a bad light
lay at your door
tax with
lay blame on
betray
recriminate for
serve summons
lay at door
incriminate for
arrest
bring charges
apprehend
implicate
allege
sue
lodge complaint
blow the whistle
censure with
file claim
hold someone to blame
complain to
storm
withstand
combat
demur
gripe
squabble
bicker
rain
resist
object strongly to
take exception
lodge a protest against
take issue
fight
express disagreement with
except
dissent
argue
hold someone responsible
bluster
huff
lower the boom
give the dickens
kick up
take great exception to
speak out
make a stand
intimidate
take a stand
menace
clobber
send someone away with a flea in his
slog
slug
fluff
mouth off about
vociferate about
characterizeUS
label
swear at
cut down
rant and rave
saddle
cut to bits
classify
class
categorizeUS
mark
give bad press
hold liable
identify
describe
think wrong
not support
discourse
orate
assign fault to
lay the blame on
place the blame on
not believe in
characteriseUK
call
categoriseUK
assign guilt to
assign liability to
address
descant
expatiate
exhort
talk
perorate
mouth off
face with charges
serve with a summons
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
zing
negate
be displeased with
be dissatisfied with
be hostile towards
consider guilty of
earbash
pontificate to
spout to
sermonize to
find guilty of
pass the buck
lay a guilt trip on
lay a bad trip on
have a poor opinion of
raise an
label negatively
accuse of being
mark out
stump
accost
spiel
hold forth to
soapbox
declaim to
apostrophize
sermonizeUS
preach to
sermoniseUK
buttonhole
pass on
deliver a tirade to
preachify to
spout at
spiel to
speechify to
not hold with
get on a soapbox
hold forth
give a lecture to
sound off to
have a problem with
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To delay taking action
leave
postpone
defer
delay
reschedule
procrastinate
shelve
mothball
neglect
renounce
hold off
hold off on
put aside
put off
put on hold
set aside
put on back burner
put on ice
give rain check
put on the back burner
take a rain check on
adjourn
put back
carry over
suspend
table
hold over
stay
pigeonhole
remit
put over
prorogue
respite
hold up
put in cold storage
continue
lay over
stall
lay on the table
hold in abeyance
stand over
prolong
detain
retard
hang fire
do later
stop
keep in abeyance
waive
hold
protract
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
hinder
obstruct
intermit
extend
slow
impede
slow up
rearrange
reorganizeUS
forestay
reorganiseUK
give a rain check
cool it
block
lengthen
encumber
hamper
curb
trammel
put in abeyance
catch
still
clog
put a brake on
set back
interfere with
throw a spanner in the works of
restrict
discontinue
hamstring
inhibit
halt
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
arrest
hold back
decelerate
interrupt
restrain
handicap
check
ward off
bring up
prevent
pull up
fetch up
cumber
slow down
draw up
keep back
drop
abandon
lay aside
cancel
abolish
withdraw
freeze
dismiss
cut
eliminate
give up
jettison
axeUK
throw out
take away
fall
junk
ditch
put to one side
dump
descend
plummet
do away with
plunge
axUS
sideline
scrub
chuck in
put an end to
hang up
tie up
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